Chief Castor announces dismissal of Det. Eric Houston

A Tampa police detective was fired Thursday for alleged criminal conduct, police Chief Jane Castor said.
Det. Eric Houston, who worked on some of the department's highest profile cases, was dismissed several weeks after an internal affairs detective found Houston was involved in suspected criminal activity, Castor said. She did not specify the nature Houston's alleged activities but said the information was turned over to the U.S. Attorney's Office. [Dan Sullivan | tampabay.com]